Shoshana Alexander

Shoshana Alexander, MA, is an author, teacher, developmental editor, playwright, actor, and mother, and has in all these ways tried to make a positive difference for the Earth. She lives on the unceded territory of the Takelma, Latgawa, and Shasta people. As an author she has published books with major and mid-sized publishers, including Awakening Joy as co-author with James Baraz. As a developmental editor, she has guided numerous books into publication, including award-winning non-fiction. She has a master’s degree in psychology and theatre, and has taught high school and university courses in the humanities. She has led support groups for those grieving loss and facilitated longterm writing groups for those developing the craft of writing books. Her creative endeavors in live performance include spoken-word poetry with music, and writing and acting in a full-length play, “Taking Our Life,” exploring suicide, ecocide and humanity’s imperative to choose life. She stood with Earth Protectors at Standing Rock, and her many decades of participation in self-development and spiritual disciplines have included extensive mindfulness meditation practices. Her work arises from a passion to understand life, honor the Earth, and engage the magic and power of words and music to heal and transform, inspire and delight. Her son Elias Alexander is a musician who among his many instruments also happens to play the bagpipes.